I hope that everyone has/had a good weekend. We are hoping to get outside and go snowshoeing, but we are just debating the weather. :)

In reading we are spending the week on poetry. Our essential question is: How can others inspire us? We will focus on the skills of narrative and free verse poetry, theme, repetition and rhyme, and metaphors. In writing we will be working on our fictional narratives.

In math this week we are going to go back and revisit a few of the chapter 8 fraction skills such as looking at fractions greater than one whole. We will then continue working on comparing fractions. By the end of the week I hope to be ordering fractions.

Class picture day has been rescheduled for Monday, March 12th. 3rd grade will go first so we can get our Quest kiddos before they leave.

Next week is Dr. Suess Week. Here are the themes for the week...

Monday, February 26th ​ ​The 500 Hats of Bartholomew CubbinsA sombrero, baseball cap, or even a beret...it’s “Wear any kind of hat” day.

Wednesday, February 28th​ ​If I Ran The Zoo“That’s the gol-darndest lion I ever have seen!” It’s “Wear any kind of animal print” day.

Thursday, March 1st​ ​ ​Oh The Places You’ll Go“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself anydirection you choose.” It’s “Wear a shirt that you got shows you traveledsomewhere” day.

We had a lot of fun last week at our Valentine's day party! A big thank you to all the moms who helped out!! Check out some photos under the "photos" tab.

In reading this week we are looking into the essential question: How are people able to fly? We will focus on the skills of rereading, cause and effect, and multiple meaning words. In writing we are working on our fictional narratives as well as our wax museum research projects.

In math we are starting a chapter on comparing fractions. This week we will learn to compare fractions with like denominators and then like numerators. Please still continue practicing multiplication and division facts at home!!

Tuesday is class picture day. If you do not want your kiddo's individual picture taken please remember to send in the yellow slip, if I do not have that slip they will have their individual picture taken. These went home a couple weeks ago in Tuesday folders. We will all be in the class photo though, so please dress nicely and bring your smiles on Tuesday! :)

Box tops are due on Wednesday the 21st. If you have box tops at home please send them in! If you are able, it is also helpful for them to be cut on the dotted line, if not that is totally fine and we will do it here! Thank you so much, this is such an easy way to raise money for our school!

Upcoming EventsFebruary​​

20th: Class picture day

26th: Parent info night at 6:30-7:30 on internet safety

28th: End of 2nd Trimester

March

1st: Olympic reading challenge pages due

9th: Report cards sent home

23rd: Online memory book orders due

29th-April 2nd: No School

Code Word: Class Picture Day

It was sure fun to watch Berklee play basketball on Saturday! She went out there and hustled! Way to go, Berklee!

I hope that everyone had a great break! Tymon and I enjoyed the sunshine and warm weather in Arizona.

Reminder that there is no school on Monday.

In reading this week we will look into the essential question: How do animals adapt to challenges in their habitat. We will focus on the skills of rereading, compare and contrast, and using sentence clues (context clues). In writing we will work on our fictional narratives and begin our research for our wax museum.

In math this week we work on some fraction problem solving and practice. We will take our chapter 8 assessment on Friday.

This week is Valentine's day. We will have our party on Wednesday from 11:00-12:00. You kiddos can bring in their boxes Tuesday or Wednesday. If your kiddo has their Valentines ready they are welcome to bring them in on Tuesday and they may begin putting them in boxes if they finish their work. Otherwise I will give them time to distribute Valentines on Wednesday.

I hope that everyone has/had a great weekend! Thank you to everyone who donated to the backpack program with our spirit day on Friday! Our class alone raised $73!! Thank you all for being so generous and giving!! Here are a couple pictures of our Jersey Day, and Evelee is so creative supporting "Team Gleason" :) .

This week in reading we are focusing on the essential question: How can you use what you know to help others? We will focus on the skills of: asking and answering questions, identifying point of view, and citing evidence from text. We will also spend some time this week practicing contractions. The spelling test this week will be on Thursday as we have no school on Friday. In writing this week we will start our fictional narratives.

On Friday I introduced the Wax Museum project to the kids. There will be more information coming home as we get further in the project, as right now all we are doing is research. They were very excited to pick a famous person from history to research. The next couple weeks we will work on researching that person. They will then work on writing a report in class and from there they will write a speech and make a poster, all in class. At the end of the project the kids will get to dress up like their person and we will invite you all to come and watch them come to life at their person from history! I will let you know a date as soon as we have it finalized.

In math this week we are continuing fractions. We will work on some problem solving with fractions, fractions with pattern blocks and practicing fractions in a group.

This is a short week as we have no school on Friday, February 9th or Monday, February 12th. We will also have a small class on Monday and Thursday with Quest kiddos gone. I will also be gone on Thursday. Tymon and I are heading down to Arizona to get some sunshine for the long weekend! Mrs. Young will be my guest teacher.

This school year will mark my seventh year of teaching and I must say I am so blessed to be a part of such a great community at Arrowhead school. I am excited to begin a new year with a wonderful group of kids!! I grew up in Helena and attended college in Bozeman, MT at MSU. Go Bobcats! While there I obtained a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Reading. In 2016 I received a masters degree in Education Leadership. Six years ago I married my high school sweetheart, Tymon. We also have a five year old adorable mini australian shepherd puppy, Molly. This year we are also welcoming our first child in February and we are so excited to be parents! When I am not teaching I love to be outside enjoying hiking trails or taking in a sporting event.